At Least Three Dead in Philippine Mine Collapse

MANILA—Coal-mining company Semirara Mining Corp. said three miners died after the collapse of a section of its open-pit coal mine on Semirara Island in Antique province in the central Philippines.

The confirmed dead were among 13 personnel trapped when part of the west wall of the Panian pit gave way at around 11:55 p.m. local time Wednesday, the company said in a statement. Three of the 13 had already been rescued and rescue...